The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09
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Long wraps are made of various
sorts of cloth suitings and camels
hair fabrics. They have loop or dol
man sleeves and coat sleeves in those
that are close fitting. An inside belt
holds them in place and ribbons tie
them at the throat A very stylish
new long wrapis made of camels hair
in a dark shade Of bronze with full
length vest and gray cut and frieze
plush in block pattern. The collars
and the cuffs of the dolman sleeve are
of the plush, rich braid. cord and ball
ornaments are across the front, and
epaulets to match Plain plush wraps
will be popular; they will be trimmed
with fiat trimming and have epaulets
Of fine beads with long dropping chains
Of bead strands Brocaded velvet
wraps are also in favor, of beaded
fringes there is any variety of shapes
on wraps and many are made of faille
deliberately trimmed with lace.
A very beautiful gown imported was
made Of pearl-gray vigogns and
striped velours, had plain skirt Of the
stripe full and very elaborate, three
part drapery Of the gray, with stitched
plaits at the top of the back. and a waist
of gray with an application of the stripe
on the right side about the shape of the
old-time breast-plate. This was held
in place by big silver buttons set
slanting. and, though to our minds il
was rather bizarre, still it was consid.
cred stylish. Cashmeres are the goods
for this time of the year. 1iH ID
High waists Of cashmere with long
sleeves and straight, full gathered
skirt are most uscfu! dresses, rs they
do not require guimpe. The front
of the waist is slightly pointed; the
back is round. reaching just to the
waist line, and is buttoned up closely
with small yelvet-covered button
molds. The collar is high band o.
velvet, and the long sleeves have I
slight puff Of velvet at the top and vel
vet cuffs. The edge Of the pointed
waist is covered with velvet To max,
this froek more dressy the waist il
given quaint old-fashioncd look by
being shirred on the shoulders, tn
fullness drawn thence in three fold
down each side along the chest, gradu
ated to meet in the middle four inche
above the point, where it is held il
eight or ten cross rows of shirring
In making this waist it is well to plac
the middle fold of the cashmere dow
the middle of the front Of the silesi
lining from the neck to the point, an
thence spread on the fan-shaped full
ness rs described above, leaving a per
fectly plain space just below tn
throat The sleeves are coat-shape
with round cuff of velvet, and YER
small velvet puff that extends onl
across the top, not around the cntir
arm-holc. The skirt may also be mad
more dressy by having second skin
or overskirt half the length of tn
lower skirt, bordered with two or tire
tucks an inch deep above wider hem
in some cases this overskirt is open i
front, beginning next the shirring j
the pointed waist; the tucks then cor
, tinue up each side of the front. Thi
, dress is prettily made of white cash
, mere, with green velvet collar an
. cuffs. or of old rose camel's hair, wit
deeper rose velvet striped with pal
rose satin, or else Suede cashmer
,, with golden brown velvet. The darke
navy and Gobelin blue cashmer
dresses have sometimes rows of pice
velvet ribbon added above the her
!. OF the skirt. Large plaids of red an
blue wool. or of brown with blue. {
stripes of these two contrasting color
are made up for everyday dress,
with the plain, high pointed waist an
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